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New Zealand catshark
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
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H. dawsoni
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Halaelurus dawsoni
Springer, 1971

Template:Sharksportal The New Zealand catshark, Halaelurus dawsoni, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in deep water around New Zealand. Its length is up to 45 cm.

The New Zealand catshark is a small little-known deepwater bottom shark. It is dark brown above with a few widely spaced pale spots, and white below. It feeds on bottom-living crustaceans.

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